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Verizon's car-tracking foray could spur more deals

Published Wed, Aug 10, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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    VERIZON Communications Inc's recent purchases of two vehicle-tracking firms could spark more deals as the No 1 wireless provider and rival AT&T sees fleet management as a source of growth, analysts said.

    Faced with a saturated wireless market, several telecom companies are looking beyond their main phone business for ways to extract more value from existing networks. Just last month, Verizon bought Yahoo for US$4.8 billion, diving into digital media and advertising.

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